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1 one of the segments of society into which people are grouped
  • the lower strata of society have been hit especially hard by this economic downturn

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2 the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement
  • the level of writing in that pop novel is several strata beneath that of serious fiction

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“Stratum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stratum. Accessed 30 Nov. 2021.

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